Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
2,006 
1,300 
4 
37 
126 
308 
334 
491 
Female 
445 
265 
- 
12 
14 
58 
74 
107 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,565 
1,565 
4 
49 
140 
366 
408 
598 
Other 
886 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
1,954 
1,231 
2 
31 
99 
275 
307 
517 
Not on farm operated 
497 
334 
2 
18 
41 
91 
101 
81 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1,366 
1,164 
3 
11 
89 
239 
317 
505 
Any 
1,085 
401 
1 
38 
51 
127 
91 
93 
1 to 49 days 
143 
101 
- 
8 
13 
15 
26 
39 
50 to 99 days 
50 
31 
- 
7 
4 
10 
5 
5 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
136 
70 
1 
12 
13 
19 
16 
9 
200 days or more 
756 
199 
- 
11 
21 
83 
44 
40 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
54 
25 
4 
8 
6 
4 
3 
- 
3 or 4 years 
88 
46 
- 
7 
9 
7 
6 
17 
5 to 9 years 
302 
184 
- 
21 
43 
48 
48 
24 
1 0 years or more 
2,007 
1,310 
- 
13 
82 
307 
351 
557 
Average years on present farm 
23.8 
26.4 
1.5 
7.0 
12.6 
20.7 
25.5 
35.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
37 
16 
3 
7 
3 
- 
3 
- 
3 or 4 years 
66 
26 
- 
1 
3 
6 
4 
12 
5 to 9 years 
247 
147 
1 
21 
38 
35 
38 
14 
1 0 years or more 
2,101 
1,376 
- 
20 
96 
325 
363 
572 
Average years operating any farm 
25.8 
28.6 
2.8 
8.7 
14.3 
22.8 
27.2 
38.2 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
5 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
105 
49 
- 
49 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
233 
140 
- 
- 
140 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
214 
133 
- 
- 
- 
133 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
361 
233 
- 
- 
- 
233 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
338 
163 
- 
- 
- 
- 
163 
- 
60 to 64 years 
375 
245 
- 
- 
- 
- 
245 
- 
65 to 69 years 
335 
229 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
229 
70 years and over 
485 
369 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
369 
Average age 
58.4 
59.6 
19.3 
29.3 
40.5 
50.4 
60.0 
72.3 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
23 
16 
- 
- 
- 
2 
7 
7 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
Asian 
30 
29 
- 
- 
1 
10 
10 
8 
Black or African American 
22 
12 
- 
- 
- 
5 
3 
4 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
2,392 
1,518 
4 
49 
139 
347 
395 
584 
More than one race reported 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
233 
144 
- 
4 
12 
26 
40 
62 
2 people 
1,304 
911 
2 
14 
19 
165 
244 
467 
3 people 
361 
229 
- 
5 
26 
73 
87 
38 
4 people 
379 
185 
1 
18 
50 
66 
25 
25 
5 or more people 
174 
96 
1 
8 
33 
36 
12 
6 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
1,263 
574 
1 
12 
19 
110 
146 
286 
25 to 49 percent 
263 
181 
- 
12 
14 
21 
47 
87 
50 to 74 percent 
341 
266 
1 
7 
34 
60 
57 
107 
75 to 99 percent 
326 
297 
- 
14 
24 
82 
59 
118 
1 00 percent 
258 
247 
2 
4 
49 
93 
99 
- 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
125 
103 
- 
1 
12 
30 
35 
25 
acres 
62,076 
57,651 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
14,404 
17,358 
23,433 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
1,676 
1,090 
3 
45 
114 
298 
284 
346 
Dial-up service 
156 
105 
- 
- 
8 
34 
18 
45 
DSL service 
296 
219 
- 
6 
28 
61 
54 
70 
Cable modem service 
482 
328 
2 
17 
35 
97 
105 
72 
Fiber-optic service 
213 
142 
- 
2 
7 
39 
39 
55 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
405 
239 
2 
23 
37 
67 
60 
50 
Satellite service 
255 
159 
- 
4 
9 
46 
41 
59 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
47 
26 
- 
3 
- 
1 
2 
20 
Other Internet service 
17 
8 
- 
1 
- 
1 
3 
3 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
1,969 
1,193 
3 
33 
113 
291 
293 
460 
2 households 
365 
268 
1 
8 
14 
46 
84 
115 
3 households 
67 
59 
- 
7 
9 
11 
17 
15 
4 households 
32 
30 
- 
1 
2 
12 
11 
4 
5 or more households 
18 
15 
- 
- 
2 
6 
3 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
198 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
